Dad to his toddler in the shopping cart: Alright, kiddo, Daddy needs some LOTION! What do you think about that?

Lakeville Target
Overheard by Jeremy Q Afterglide.

4 People standing in the middle of the aisle in Fleet Farm: Ever see that show, DOG The Bounty Hunter? Yeah, it’s pretty good.

Lakeville Fleet Farm
Overheard by Chris: No, No it’s not very good. Its like TV for Bush fans.

Sassy momma hooting and hollering at 120 dB about a joke text her brother sent her that tricked her into calling a gay sex chat line: HOOO! [laughing, shrieking, and carrying on at length] …I’m gonna KILL him! I’m just gonna GET him! Oh!! Oh, Cynthia* Oh — shh shhh. I’m gonna forward [the joke text] to Ted*.
Ted: [from several cubicles away] Uh, yeah, that’s ok. I kind of overheard what happened.
Exasperated bystander: KIND OF overheard?!? Dude, I think they heard her on the other side of the damned building!

The office in Lakeville
Overheard by I think my liver heard her.

Skanky 15 or 16 year old girl trying to look sexy talking to 2 older boys: Dude, seriously. I learned to pole dance when I was like 6 years old! My mom’s best friend worked at Hooters.

Lakeville McDonalds
Overheard by Wow, our future is bright!

Sniffing coworker: What is that smell?
Sassy mamma: It’s Vick’s VapoRub.
Sniffing coworker: Why are you using it?
Sassy mamma: It opens up my nasal pass!

The office in Lakeville
Overheard by Preferable to your anal pass(?)

Puzzled white guy in response to overhearing coworkers’ in-depth conversation about the Jena 6: What’s a noose?

The office in Lakeville
Overheard by I’ll bet he got an ‘A’ in history.

Sassy momma: I feel like such a flippin’ idiot!
Coworker: Why’s that?
Sassy momma: Because Jane* just asked me the smartest question in America.

The office in Lakeville
Overheard by There are no stupid questions, only stupid people.

Sassy Momma breaking the dead silence from her cubicle: Y’all want some Teddy Grahams?

the office in Lakeville
Overheard by Wish She’d Offered Me Some Too.

Curly: Ever had Tab before?
Grizzly: No, what is it?
Curly: It’s diet coke before diet coke was diet coke.
Grizzly: How’s it taste?
Curly: Like a big gulp of dammit.

IT Department in an office in Lakeville
Overheard by RonnyGunz.

Sassy momma on the phone: I really don’t know what to say, know what I’m saying? But I can’t say anything yet, know what I’m saying?

The office in Lakeville
Overheard by Um… no, I don’t know what you’re saying.

Female coworker commenting on the ease of taking pills: …’cause I have a lot of experience swallowing hard things.

the lakeville caribou
Overheard by can’t believe she said that out loud.

Sassy mama: Did you just fart?
Offended coworker: No!
Sassy mama: Then why do I smell bologna up in here?

The office in Lakeville
Overheard by My farts smell like deli ham.

Office Hen Betty (talking about her upcoming trip to Duluth from Owatonna): How am I going to get through the cities with that 35W bridge down?
Office Hen Wilma: Oh, whatever you do, DO NOT take 280! The traffic is terrible.
Office Hen Betty: Really? Have you driven on it?
Office Hen Wilma: No, but that’s the main detour. I just assume it’s busy.
Office Hen Betty: Well, how will I get through?
Office Hen Thelma: I dunno, girl. 94?
Exasperated Male Coworker: Just take 35E!!!
Office Hen Betty: You can do that?

The office in Lakeville
Overheard by Smooth G.

Asian teenage boy at Target: I wish my girlfriend had eyelids.

Lakeville Super Target
Overheard by Wellll…. your kids probably won’t either.

Large, sassy mama to her coworker whose cell is blowing up: GIRRRRRLLL, yo’ cell phone ringah make me wanna DANCE!

the office in Lakeville
Overheard by My Ringer Sounds Like a Phone Ringing.

Suburban woman discussing TV with a variety of other Suburban women: I’m getting fed up with American Idol, it’s just becoming so commercialized.

Lakeville Curves
Overheard by As opposed when?

Hokey Pokey CD: You put your butt in, you put your butt out, you put your butt in and you shake it all about…
Wedding D.J.: C’mon everyone, let’s see those poopers!

Lakeville, MN
Overheard by MT.

Frustrated mother: Jake, you need to take your costume off for dinner.
4 year old boy in a batman suit: I’m NOT Jake, I’m BATMAN!!!
Frustrated mother: Jake, seriously get your clothes on…
4 year old boy in a batman suit: I’m not Jake, I’m…
Frustrated mother: FINE, Jake… I mean Batman… whoever you are… you need to take off your costume for dinner.

Lakeville
Overheard by Amused friend of mother.

4 year old son, in the backseat by himself, says out of nowhere: What do you mean you forgot your super powers??

Lakeville, MN
Overheard by chuckling mom.